| Shelter from the Night | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country, country pop | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Elliot Scheiner | |||
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Shelter from the Night is a studio album by American country pop group Exile. [1] [2] It was released in 1987 via Epic Records. [3] It includes the singles "I Can't Get Close Enough", "Feel Like Foolin' Around", "Just One Kiss" and "It's You Again".
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |   [4] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer dismissed the album as "empty, cliche-ridden country-pop music from a group whose members apparently think that turning up the volume on their guitars qualifies as a bold new direction." [4] The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote that the album "finds the five-man country pop band ranging from Southern rock to contemporary country, along with a touch of rhythm and blues." [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just One Kiss" | J. P. Pennington, Sonny LeMaire | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Shelter from the Night" | David Thompson, Michael Foster | 3:24 |
| 3. | "My Heart's in Good Hands" | Pennington, LeMaire | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Showdown" | Pennington, LeMaire | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Fly on the Wall" | Bruce Hornsby, Bernie Taupin | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Feel Like Foolin' Around" | Pennington, LeMaire, Les Taylor | 3:52 |
| 7. | "I Can't Get Close Enough" | Pennington, LeMaire | 4:12 |
| 8. | "She's Already Gone" | John Farrar | 3:29 |
| 9. | "It's You Again" | Pennington, LeMaire | 3:40 |
| 10. | "As Long as I Have Your Memory" | Pennington, LeMaire | 3:28 |
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] | 13 |
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